Wrestling

By
  • Aaron Blake
Feb. 09, 2004
Minnesota wrestling got one of its old leaders back and a little help from a new guy this weekend, as the Gophers recalibrated themselves with a huge upset of No. 3 Illinois and a blowout of Indiana.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Feb. 04, 2004
About 14 and a half hours after Minnesota's wrestling team lost to Purdue on Sunday, the Gophers were back at it, figuring things out during a rare early-morning practice.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Feb. 02, 2004
When Wisconsin came to town Friday, Minnesota wrestling's 165-pound starter Casey Flaherty knew he would probably battle his brother, Kelly Flaherty.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Jan. 30, 2004
National champion 197-pounder Damion Hahn and 141-pound starter Tommy Owen are both set to return to the lineup this weekend for Minnesota's wrest-ling team.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Jan. 28, 2004
Bobbe Lowe is a slow starter, and he knows it. Minnesota wrestling's 125-pound mainstay loses in the first round at tournaments, makes mistakes early in matches and isn't thrilled with the way he's started this season.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Jan. 26, 2004
For the third and fourth straight duals, Minnesota wrestling was without its top two grapplers, 197-pound national champion Damion Hahn and 165-pound All-American Jacob Volkmann
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  • Aaron Blake
Jan. 23, 2004
Wrestling without both senior national champion 197-pounder Damion Hahn and 165-pound senior All-American Jacob Volkmann at last weekend's National Duals in Cleveland, Ohio, was indicative of just how physically challenging the sport can be.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Jan. 21, 2004
Just over a week ago, Minnesota wrestling true freshman Jeremy Anderson was looking forward to taking a redshirt year and gaining some experience before he would battle for a spot as a starter in a few years.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Jan. 20, 2004
Minnesota's ninth-ranked wrestling team finished in seventh place at last weekend's National Duals in Cleveland, finishing the tournament without its top two wrestlers.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Dec. 11, 2003
After last weekend's seventh-place finish at the Las Vegas Invitational, Minnesota's wrestling coaches want to light a fire under their squad as it enters its dual meet season.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Dec. 08, 2003
Minnesota's wrestling team finished a disappointing seventh in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational over the weekend, its final tune-up before its first dual meet of the season.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Dec. 03, 2003
Cole Konrad and Garrett Lowney might come from the same high school in Wisconsin, but don't tell Minnesota wrestling coach J Robinson that they come from the same stock.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Nov. 24, 2003
Minnesota's wrestling team won six of 20 individual titles at the Ryan Kaufman-Glen Brand Open on Saturday in Omaha, Neb. Highlighting the Gophers' performance were seniors Jacob Volkmann and Damion Hahn, who won the 165-pound and 197-pound titles, respectively.
By
  • Aaron Blake
Nov. 18, 2003
Minnesota wrestling coach J Robinson knows his team isn't ready to compete for its third national championship in four years - yet. "We're not ready to win right now," Robinson said. "We're not ready to win the national tournament or the Big Ten tournament right now. But we can be in four months."
By
  • Brett Angel
Aug. 18, 2003
More than 100 bodies lay strewn about on mats inside the Bierman athletic complex on a muggy July afternoon, most of them motionless. A few kids sit up and joke quietly. Some listen to music. Most are too exhausted to do anything but lay on their backs with eyes closed, content to enjoy this rare moment of rest. No one in the building is on their feet except for a few weary athletes waiting their turn to have trainers wrap various parts of their bodies in tape.
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